Over 500 rescued migrants remain stranded at Mediterranean Sea

ROME, Aug 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Stranded rescued migrants still at sea with nowhere to dock at least for now.The 507 migrants are aboard two charity ships, Ocean Viking and Open Arms.The former is run by Doctors Without Borders with Franco-German charity SOS Mediterranee. It rescued 81 people last Sunday and…

Argentina: Pres Macri suffers crushing defeat in key primaries

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Mauricio Macri suffered a crushing defeat as Argentines voted in party primaries ahead of October’s general election. Given that all of the recession-hit South American country’s major parties have already chosen their presidential candidates, the Sunday primaries effectively served as a nationwide pre-election…

Car bombs hit government military base in southern Somalia – residents

MOGADISHU, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militant Al Shabaab struck a Somali government military base on Wednesday with car bombs and gunfire in a battle that both sides said caused multiple deaths to the other. Witnesses said some local residents were also killed by stray crossfire during the mid-morning attack on…

Tanzania: Tanker explosion victims buried in mass funeral

 DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Tanzania has held a mass funeral for people who died when an overturned fuel tanker exploded on Saturday. Officials have said people were trying to siphon fuel from the vehicle on a main road in the Morogoro region when it exploded, killing 71. Ahead of the…

DR Congo: Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial

 KINSHASA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said. Four drugs were trialled on patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is a major outbreak of the virus. Two…

US: Pres Trump delays some tariffs on Chinese imports

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is delaying imposing tariffs on some imports from China until Dec 15 because of “health, safety, national security and other factors”. The products include mobile phones, laptops, video game consoles, some toys, computer monitors, and certain footwear and clothing. The surprise news from the United States Trade Representative…

Norway mosque attack: Bruised suspect Manshaus appears in court

The suspect appeared in court with bruises and scratches on his face  OSLO, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 21-year-old Norwegian man has appeared in court in Oslo, accused of a terrorist act in connection with a gun attack on a mosque at the weekend. His face and neck marked by…

Sudan: 7 killed in heavy rains in central region

KHARTOUM, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Seven people were killed and two others injured due to heavy rains that hit wide areas of Gezira State in central Sudan, official SUNA news agency reported. “Six people were killed at Rufa town and one at Zurga um Saeed village in Gezira State,” the report said. It said the…

Over 2 Mln Weapons Enter Mexico Illegally In Last Decade: Gov’t

MEXICO CITY, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than two million weapons entered Mexico illegally during the last decade, and over half of them have not been recovered, the Mexican government said. The figures were announced by the Minister of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval at a press conference along with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.…

Peru condemns terror attack in Egypt

LIMA, Aug 15 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Government of Peru has expressed strong condemnation of the terror attack perpetrated outside the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, Egypt, which has left at least 20 dead and 47 wounded. The message was contained in a press release issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry on behalf…